Improvement in machines for binding grain



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A. Wt-TUCKER; MACHINE on BINDING GRAIN.

Patented Nov 9,1875.

ATTORNEY 1' WITNESSES:

N.FETERS, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D c.

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v MACHINE FOR BINDING GRAIN. No.169,743. Patented'Nov.9,1875,

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MPETERs PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, u C.

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No.169,743. Patented Nov. 9, 1875.

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No.1-69 .743. Patented Nov. 9, 1875.

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I per cover being ARGYLE W. TUCKER, on WAXAHAOHIE-TEXAS,

AND L. J. srnoor, or SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR BINDING GRAIN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 169,743,

dated November 9, 1875; application filed February 13, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARGYLE W. TUCKER, of Waxahachie, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain-Binders for Reapers, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side view of my improved binder, part being broken away. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a top view of the same, the upremoved, and part of the lower cover being broken away. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the line w at, Fig. 4, part of the vertical partition being broken away. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a horizontal section of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 3. Fig; 5, Sheet 3, is a vertical section of the same, taken through the line 2 c, Fig. 6. Fig. 6, Sheet 3, is a horizontal section of the same, taken through theline w 7.0, Fig. 5. Fig. 7, Sheet 4, is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line 1) o, Figs. 4 and 6. Fig. 8, Sheet 4, is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line a a, Fig. 5. Fig. 9, Sheet 4, is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line s s, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre= sponding parts.

Theinvention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in the claims. V

A represents the frame-work of the binder, which is to be connected with or formed upon the frame of the reaper, and which is madein the form of a rectangle with one corner cut out, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 6. To the frame A is attached a box, B, which is made of the same width and ot' the same general form as the frame A, but shorter than said frame, as shown in Fig. 6. In bearings attached to the rear part of the frameA revolves a shaft, 0, which is designed to be driven from the driving mechanism of the reaper by a belt or other gearing, as may be desired. To the shaft G is attached a bevel-gear wheel, D, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of a'larger bevel-gear wheel, E, attached to the rearend of the shaft F. The shaft in gs attached to the outeror A, and to it, within cylinder or drum,

F revolves in bear- L'part of the frame the box B, is attached a G. In the convex face of l the cylinder G are formed two grooves, g 9 Theforward groove passes around the cylinder G, near its forward end, for about twothirds the circumference of the said cylinder. For the other third of the circumference it is bent into V shape, its point or angle extending nearly to the other or rear end of the said cylinder. The other groove 9 is made with two straight parts connected by two inclined parts. The longer straight part is parallel with and at a little distance from the straight part of the groove 9, and extends about halfway around the cylinder G. The other straight part of the groove is close to the other or rear end of the cylinder G, is directly opposite the point or angle of the'V of the groove 9 and extends about one-quarter of the distance around the said cylinder. The ends of the straight parts of the groove 9 are connected by inclines, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 6, the inclination ofwhich is a little less than the inclination of the inclines of shown in Fig. 6. H is a bar sliding in ways attached to the frameA, and to its rear end is attached an arm, h, which enters the rear groove g of the cylinder G, so that the bar H maybe moved forward and backward by the inclines of the said grooves g as the cylinderGr revolves. I is a lever, the upper end of which works in a keeper attached to the end of the slid ing bar H, so that the said lever may be oscillated by themovements of the said bar. The lever Iis attached to the shaft J that works in bearings attached to the frame A. To the lower end of the lever I is pivoted the rear end of the connecting-bar K, the forward end of which is pivoted to the end of the downwardly-projecting arm L, attached to the shaft M. The shalt M works in bearings attached to the frame A, and to it are attached the lower ends of two or more of which are attached to the shaftt), the ends of which work in bearings in the ends of two bars, P. The rear ends of the. bars P slide upon inclined slides Q, attached to the frame The bars 1? are attached to theends of a board, R, upon which the gavel rests to be bound, and which is raised to press the gavel together while being bound by the slides 62' ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF the groove 9 as arms, N, the upper ends A, at the sides of the forward end of the box B. 1

V the rear end of a second connecting-rod, T,

the forward end of which is pivoted to the lowerend of the downwardly-proj ectin g curved arm U. The upper end of the curved arm U is rigidly attached to the shaft V, which works in bearings attached to the frame A. vTo

the shaft V is also attached a forwardly-projecting curved arm, W, to the end of which is pivoted the lower end of a connecting-rod, X, which passes up in front of the shafts M and O, and its upper end is connected with the lower end of a plate, Y. The plate Y is curved to correspond with the cnrvature'of the fingers S, and is providedwith eyes or keepers, sliding upon the middle fingers S. .The upper edge of 'the plate Y is concaved, and is provided with small scroll-shaped ears, which serve as continuations of the said concavity, as shown in Figs. 4:, 5, 6, S. To the rear or concave side of the sliding plate Y is hinged the upper end of a plate, Z, the lower end of which is held forward by a spring, A attached, to its lower part, and interposed between it and the plate Y. Theplate Z is designed to secure uniform pressure upon the sheaf while being bound. B is a shaft placed beneath the grooved cylinder G, and the ends of which work in bearings in the lower part of the frame A. To the middle part of the shaft B is rigidly attached an arm, 0 which has a pin formed upon or attached to its upper end, which enters the forward groove 9 of the cylinder G, so that the arm 0 may be oscillated, and the shaft B rocked by the revolution of the said cylinder Gr. To the rockshaft B is rigidly attached a second arm, D, the upper end of which is pivoted to the rear end of.a short connecting rod or link, E the forward end of which is pivoted to the rear cross-bar of the frame F. The side bars of the frame F slide in grooves or ways in the inner surface of the box 13. Inthe forward cross-bar of the sliding frame F is formed a slot to're'ceive the spiral bar G the spiral-of which is so formed that the said spiral bar may berevolx'ed forward by the rearward movement of the frame F and revolved backward by the forward movement of the said frame F The journals of the spiral bar G revolve in hearings in supports attached to the frame Aor box- B, and are made long, so that the said spiral bar G may have a longitudinal as well as a reciprocatingrotary movement. To the forward end of the spiral bar G is attached the needle H which is bent into the shape shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 9, and has a notch or slot formed in its forward end to adapt it to take hold of one end of the band, and twist it around the other end of said hand. To one of the side bars of the frame F is attached an incline, 1 which, as the said frame F moves to the rearward,

"rests against the rear the said cylinder.

strikes against the end of the crooked lever J. The lever J is bent into the form shown in Figs. 3, 4., and 7, is pivoted to the rear support for the spiral bar G and its-other end end of the said spiral bar G so as to give the needle H a forward I movement as it is completing its forward re-volution, to cause it to tuck the end of the band beneath the body of said band. As the lever J is released from the incline I and the needle H begins its backward revolution, the spiral bar G is pushed to the rearward to withdraw the needle H from the band by a spring, K, attached to the, forward support for said spiral bar, and the upper end of which is notched or slotted to receive the forward journal of said spiral bar, as shown in Fig. 3.

L is a lever, the lower end of which rides upon the shaft B for said lever. To the middlepart of the lever L is attached a pin, which enters the forward groove g of the cylinder G, so that the said lever may be oscillated by the revolution of To the upper. end of the lever L is pivoted the end of a short connecting-rod, M theother end ot'which is pivoted to the end of the lever N. The lever N is pivoted to the lower cover or horizontal partition b of the box B,.and to its other end is pivoted the end of a short connecting-rod, 0, the other end of which is pivoted to the side of the bar P that slides in bearings attached to the said cover or partition b To the forward end of the sliding bar P is attached the rigid jaw of the band-procurer Q, and to said bar P, at or near its forward end, is pivoted the movable jaw of said band-procurer Q. The jaws of the band-procurer Q are forced and held together to grasp and draw out the straw for a band by a spring, R, attached to the sliding bar P, and which presses against the inner side of the rearward] y-projectin g end of the movable jaw of the said band-procurer Q. As the sliding bar P moves forwardthe jaws of the band-procurer Q are opened to enable them to grasp thestraw fora band by a spring-stop, S, attached to the partition or inner cover b and against which the outer side of the rearwardly-projecting end of-the movable jaw of said band -procurer Q is pressed by the spring R. The under side of the forward part of the rearwardly-projecting end of the movablejaw of the band-procurer Q is notched, so that when moving back and drawing out the straw for a band it may pass over the spring-stop S without being affected. To the forward end of the frame A is attached a vertical frame or plate, T, to the rear side of the upper end of which isrigidly attached an inclined apron, U, which, in connection with the movable apron V, forms a trough or receptacle to receive the cut grain from the elevator of the reaper. The movable apron V is attached to the upper ends of two arms, W, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the box B. To one of the arms Wis pivoted the forward end of a sliding bar,'.X, the rear.

which serves as a fulcrum N, and without having its own movement interis attached a pin,

. needle H end of which works in -a keeper attached to the partition or lower GOVGITIZJZ. Thelower side of the rear part of the sliding bar X is notched to enable it to pass overthelever N without interfering with the movement of the said lever fered with. To the upper side of the lever N Y, which, in the rearward movement of the said lever, strikes against a spring-catch, Z, attached to the side of the bar X so as to slide the bar X to the rearward, and draw back the movable apron V to allow the gavel to drop upon the board R as soon as the band has been drawn into place by the band-procurer Q. The front plate A of the box B isdeeply notched from its upper edge, as shown in Fig. 9, to give space for the movement of the end of the band while being twisted and tucked in by the movement of the To the plate A at the bottom of its notch or recess, and alittle at one side of the vertical plane, passing through the axis of the band-procurer Q, is attached a projection or flange, B to keep the band fromslipping while its end is being tucked in. To theside edge of the notch or recess of the plate A is attached a flange, C to hold the gavel back to prevent the needle H from catching upon it while making the downward part of its movement. The gavel, while being bound, is pressed down and back from the upper part of the plate A by the levers D which are pivoted to the box B, and the lower ends of which are rounded off to fit into notches in the inner sides of the rear ends of the bars P, so that the levers may be operated by the said bars.

To the upper part of the vertical frame or plate T, and below the stationary apron U, is attached a trough, E to receive the straw for the bands, and in the lower part of the rear or inner end of which is formed a hole for the band-procurer Q to enter to grasp enough straw for a band, and through which the said straw is drawn out.

In the straw-receiver or trough E is hinged a plate, F which is held forward against the straw by a spring, G To the plate F is attached an arm or lever, H which projects through a hole in the bottom of the trough E and to the lower part of which is pivoted the inner end of the short connecting-rod P. The outer end of the connecting-rod I is pivoted to the end of the bent or crank-lever J the body of which works in bearings attached to the frame A, and the other end of which projects upward and inward, so as to be struck by a cam, K attached to the sliding bar P, that carries the band-procurer Q.- By this device the straw in the trough IE will be jarred at each movement of the bar P, so that the band-procurer Q may always grasp enough for a band.

To one end of the grooved cylinder G is attached a pin, 9 which, at each revolution of the said cylinder G, strikes against the up- Wardlyprojecting end of a rock -shaft, L

The shaft L rocks in bearings attached to the frame A, and to its forward part is attached a curved arm, M the frame A in front of the plate A The pin g is so arranged as to strike. the arm of the shaft L just as the binding has been completed, and the parts that compressed the gavel have retired to their former positions. The movements of the shaft L cause the fork M to rise and move outward, raising the bound sheaf from the machine, and pitching it to the ground. Thenpper mechanism of the binder is covered and protected by the second or upper cover 5. r

In using the machine the order of the movements is as follows: moves forward into the band-trough E grasps enough straw for a band, and draws it out,

As the band-procurer approaches the end of its rearward movement the movable apron V is moved back, allowing the gavel to fall upon the band, and upon the cross-board R and the bars P. The cross-board R and bars P move rearward and upward, the levers D swing forward and downward, and the fingers S, and their attached plates Y Z, swing rearward and downward, compressing the gavel. At the same time the free end of the band is carried over the gavel by the notched plate Y, and held in such a position that it may be caught by the notched or forked end of the needle H The needle H now begins to move, takes the free end of the band and carries it once and a half times around the-stationary end of the said band. As the needle H makes its last half revolution it draws the stationary end of the band out of the jaws of the band-procurer Q, and moving forward tucks the free end of the band beneath the body of said band. The needle H then moves back the cross-board R, bars P, levers D and the fingers S, and their plates Y Z return to their former position, leaving the sheaf free. The fork M then moves upward and outward, raising the sheaf from the machine and pitching it to the ground.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire torsecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of cross-board R, fingers S, bar T, shaft having arms U V W, bar X,

sliding plate Y, hinged plate 2, and spring A substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the levers L N, the connecting-rods M O, the sliding bar P, and the band-procurer Q, provided with its spring R, and spring-stop S, with each other, the grooved-cylind er G, and the frame-work of the binder, for withdrawing straw for the bands from the band trough E substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination of the shaft and fingers O S, the cross-board B, side bars P, and levers D with each other, for compressing the gavel and holding it while being bound, substantially as herein shown and described.

4;. The combination of the sliding bar H, the

which passes up through.

The hand-procurer Q lever I, the connecting-bar K, the arm L, the shaft M, and arms N, with the grooved cylinder G, and with the shaft 0, fingers S, crossboard B, side bars P, and levers D of the gavel compressing device, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination of the levers 0 D the rock-shaft B, and the sliding frame F with the grooved cylinder Gr, and with the spiral shaft G, and needle H substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination of the sliding bar X, the spring catch Z, and the pin Y, with the lever N that operates the band-procurer, and with the arm W of the movable apron V,

substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The combination of the cam K the bent lever J the connecting-bar 1 the lever 11*,

and the hinged or pivoted board F and its spring G with the band-trough E and with sliding bar P that carries the band-procurer Q, substantially as herein shown and described.

8. The notched or recessed plate A provided with the projections or flanges B and O in combination with the needle H and the gavel-compressing device 0 S It P, substantially as herein shown and described. 7

9. The combination of the incline I and the bent lever J1, with the sliding frame F, and the spiral shaft (3r of the needle H substantially as herein shown and described.

ARGYLE W. TUCKER.

Witnesses:

R. G. PHILLIPS, D. W. MORRIS. 

